Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 19.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 136th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 99,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,401 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 9.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.